Game apparatus



R. F NEKUDA GAME APPARATUS Filed Nov. 25, 1932 Patented Nov/14, 1933 g J1 935 370 I entree stares earest GFFICE I 1,935,370 GAME APPARATUSRaymond F. Nekuda, Kansas City, M0.

, Application November 25, 1932 Serial No. 644,255

2 Claims. (C1, 27395) My invention relates to improvements in gameSimilar characters of reference designate simiapparatus. I iar parts inthe different views.

It relates particularlyto a game apparatus in l designates an elongatedprojectile, having which an elongated projectile is. adapted to betapering ends, preferably composed of wood, soft 5 tiltably supported ona suitable support, and or hard rubber, or other suitable material,which while so 'supportdbeing adapted to be struck is adapted to betiltably supported and hurled by a club and hurled towardadistanttarget; toward a target when struck by a club in a proper One of theobjects of my invention is to'promanner. 2 designates a club havingmounted on vide novel means for tiltably supporting the proone endportion aresilient covering comprising, 7 1c jectile in a mannersuchthat the projectile may preferably, a tube of soft rubber 3. beadjusted to different radial positions so as to For supporting theprojectile 1 in position for be projected indifferent aimed directions,novel being struck by the club 2, there is provided a means beingprovided for yieldingly holding the stand-having a top 4, the under sideof which is v projectile supporting means in the: position to providedwith'ja plurality of suitably disposed whichit maybe adjusted. 1101651adapted to haverespectively removably To A further object of myinvention is'theproviinse"ted into them the upper longitudinal splitsion of anovel target having compartments of resilient ends of legs 6,the lower end of .ach'of different areas. adapted..to receive and hold a1 which has fitted into'it a'spike '7 adapted to be ex projectile noneof the: dimensions of which extended into the ground, when the stand isto be ceeds any dimension "of any of i said compartsupported by theground or to rest upon a floor,

inents. carpet or sheet.

Still another object of invention is to pro- Radially adjustable on thetop his a projectile vide a novel'club for striking-and hurlingthe'prosupporting member comprising, preferably a flat jectil'e. f Ipiecerof'woodathroughwhich extends avertical A further object of myinvention is to providea bolt 9, which also'extends' through the top 4'and game apparatus of the kind described, which is has mounted onits'lower end a nut 10;.-. simple, cheap, durable, and which is adaptedto Encircling the bolt 9' is a coil spring 11, the be collapsed intorelativelysmall space for storlower end of which bears against the nut10, the

age or transportation. upper end of the spring bearing against the Thenovelfeatures of my invention are hereinunder side of the top 4 with apressure such that after fully described and claimed. the member 8 willbe pressed against the upper In the accompanying drawing, whichillustrates side of the top 4, so as to be yieldingly held in thepreferred embodiment of iny invention. the radial position to which itmay be adjusted Fig. 1 is a plan view'of theapparatus disposed on thetop 4. p in condition for use. The upper side and front end of themember 8 co Fig. 2 is an elevation of the same. is provided with meansfor. tiltably supporting Fig. 3 is an enlarged s ction on the line 3 andretaining in an aimed position the projectile of Fi 2, i 1, 1, suchsupporting means comprising, preferably Fig. 4 15 an enlarged sideview,partly in vertical a longitudinal groove 12, Figs-4 and 5. p section andpartly-in sidcelevation, of the pro- When the projectile l is to behurled from the jectile supporting stand, shown partly broken'rnemberfl, the projectile is disposed in thegroove away and inoperative'ccndition and supporting lengthwise thereof and, preferablyprojecting at V a projectile adaptedffor use therewith. its front endfrom the member 8. The latter Fig. 5 is a plan view; partly broken away,of is then adjusted to the desired position'radially,

51 the supporting stand. r and the front end portion of the. projectileis, 160 g Fig. ,6 is an under view of what is shown in struck downwardlywith the rubber covered portion 3 of the club 1. Such a blow will causethe Fig. 5. V Fig. '7 is a side elevation, partly broken away,projectile to be hurled in the aimed direction. of one of the legs ofthe stand.- I The target to be used with the projectile 1; Fig, 3 is anenlarged view of the-upper end comprises a plurality, three being shownin the of one of the legs of the stand. 7 drawing, of flexible rings 13,14 and 15, preferably Fig. 9 is an enlarged side elevation of the proconsisting each of a piece of rope with the ends jectile. j connected.

Fig. 10 is an enlarged end View of the pro-jec- The rings are connectedby radial cords 16 55 ti1e which serve the double function 'of retainingthe rings in spaced apart relation to each other, one within the other.To the under side of the rings 13, 14, and 15 is fastened a flexiblesheet, such as canvas 17, which also serves to yieldingly hold the ringsin spaced relation to each other. The compartments formed between thecords 16 may be designated by numerals of difierent values,

such as 20 for the compartments between the outer ring 13 and the middlering 14; 30 for the compartments between the middle ring 14 and theinnermost ring 15, and 50 for the compartment in the ring 15.

The projectile 1 has no dimension greater than any dimension of any ofthe compartments between the rings, so that when the projectile is castinto any compartment it may be disposed therein without touching any oneof the rings, in which case the rules of the game could provide an extracount for the shot.

In the playing of the game, the target is placed at a distance from thestand, and the player, adjusts the member 8 to what he considers is theproper angle, and then with the club projects the projectile toward thetarget. If properly shot, the projectile will alight on the sheet 1'7 inone of the compartments, and the shooter will be credited with the tallycorresponding to the compartment containing the projectile, with anextra count in case the projectile is clear of any of the rings or cords16.

After the game is finished, the legs of the stand may be withdrawn fromthe holes 5, the target folded or rolled, and these parts together withthe club 2 and projectile 1 may be disposed together in small space forstorage or transportation.

While but one projectile is shown in the drawing, it is obvious that asmany of these may be employed as there are players, and they may be eachdistinguished from the others in any suit-. able manner, as by havingdifferent colors.

The player at times when striking downwardly against the projectile 1,accidentally hits the projectile at a point to the rear of the outerendof the grooved supporting member 8. To reduce the shock and possiblebreaking of the club in such instances, the supporting member 8 isextended outwardly beyond the adjacent arcuate outer edge of the top 4,so that, if the projectile is struck over such projecting portion of themember 8 the latter will be tilted downwardly, which tilting movementwill be resisted yieldingly by the spring 11. The latter thus efiectsthe double function of holding the member 8 in its adjusted position andof yieldingly resisting downward tilting of the member 8 in case theprojectile is accidentally struck on that portion which is over theprojecting portion of the member 8, thus avoiding shock and possibledamage to the apparatus.

I do not limit my invention to the structure shown and described, asmany modifications, within the scope of the appended claims, may be madeWithout departing from the spirit of my invention.

What I claim is:

1. In a game apparatus, a support, a supporting member pivoted thereonon a vertical axis and having in its upper side a longitudinal grooveextending to the outer end of said member, and

adapted to be radially adjusted to different angles,

resilient means normally holding said member against said support, andan elongated projectile movable sidewise vertically into and out of saidgroove and adapted to be extended outwardly beyond the outer end of saidmember and, when projectile movable sidewise vertically into and out ofsaid groove and adapted to be extended outwardly beyond the outer endofsaid member and, when struck downwardly'on said projecting portion, tobe revolved and hurled out of said groove.

RAYMOND F. NEKUDA.

